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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1947
Page
7
Cameron Motor Co at 620 State street shows 1948 Studebaker models first postwar design. Matt Cameron says models promise economy, low operation costs, and improved ride with new seat cushion spring adjustment. Showroom visits invited for demonstrations of features and handling.
Wisconsin will take over educating all Indian children by September 1948 under a contract with the federal Office of Indian Education. State Superintendent John Callahan says 3,500 to 4,000 Indian children now attend on a tuition basis funded by the federal government. The state will receive about $71,000 annually with $10,000 set aside for supervisory services.
News from Port Alberni, Vancouver Island reports the death of Cadborosaurus, the sea serpent known as Caddy. The 45 foot long carcass with a 12 inch skull was found wedged between rocks near Effingham and Usells inlet and transported to Port Alberni amid controversy.
Calvert Distillers Corp announces Calvert Reserve Blended Whiskey at 86.8 proof and 65 percent grain neutral, listed for sale in New York City. The product appears under Sof 204 W 44th St. New York, N.Y. Calvert Distillers Corp. confirms distribution through its New York office.
Uncle Ray explains sea horses are under three inches, upright swimmers with a horselike head, a grabbing tail, and a male carrying eggs in a pouch. They feed on tiny ocean creatures, make a snapping sound when feeding, and can be seen in aquariums. Readers can request a leaflet on the Seven Wonders of the World.
The piece urges parents and educators to teach teens the true cost of marriage, outlining about 20 years of hard labor for both partners. It stresses adult responsibilities, sacrifice for family, and the community role of a wife and husband, cautioning against casual notion of romance. It notes life’s rewards come through committed labor and asks readers to share this message with youth.
A yearling ewe bred and consigned by McKerrow farms sold for 225 dollars at the Curtis Candy Company farm auction in suburban Cary. The purchaser was ee Kettenhofen of Deerfield Illinois.
Kenosha detectives chief Lt. Arthur Riley declared a trio’s Saturday night performance, tied to suspicions of excess, not a band member, with notes on blues singers. A wife followed her husband to Racine, found his car at a dance hall, and waited after the event.
A car on Highway 42 carried a husband, his wife, and two other passengers including a girl. The husband stopped the car and the wife attacked with a flashlight, striking the two others until the girl fled. The husband was later taken unconscious to Kenosha jail. Riley noted no grounds for warrants.
MADISON Wis The state education commission plans a new method for school aid not tied to the current formula It aims to forecast ten year enrollment and base recommendations on those projections After assessing needs it will consult the taxation sub committee to explore new funding options LeRoy Anderson urges compulsory attendance and rural transport for ages 14 to 17 and a policy board in the Department of Public Instruction
John B. Lawley 41 died from internal injuries and skull fracture after a Saturday night auto crash that killed Harold Lambert 41. Lambert died at the scene. Lawley succumbed last night at County General Hospital.
A note on classification explains that rays, though extremely flat, are not part of the flatfish order and occupy a separate taxonomic grouping within cartilaginous fishes.
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